David Sutcliffe
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Like, what the fuck, man? Impose your will on the world, bro. And that's a very powerful feeling. And I did that. And it feels fucking great when you impose your will on the world and you get what you want. But that is a diminishing supply. At a certain point, you want to just experiment with doing something differently. What's another way to meet life? There's more information out there.
I'm in my wise man years apparently, which is weird because I have some wisdom I've accrued along the way, but there's another part of me that's still trying to figure it all out and make mistakes. But there is something about what I just said, like having faith, letting it happen, that life is going to unfold, that you're not really in control of things.
I'm in my wise man years apparently, which is weird because I have some wisdom I've accrued along the way, but there's another part of me that's still trying to figure it all out and make mistakes. But there is something about what I just said, like having faith, letting it happen, that life is going to unfold, that you're not really in control of things.
I'm in my wise man years apparently, which is weird because I have some wisdom I've accrued along the way, but there's another part of me that's still trying to figure it all out and make mistakes. But there is something about what I just said, like having faith, letting it happen, that life is going to unfold, that you're not really in control of things.
And the more conscious and present that you can be, the more you're going to see the entirety of everything. And of course, as you get older into your paternal years, you've climbed the mountain. You know what that feels like. You have that satisfaction. You're in a different place in your life where you want to you know, hold things, you know what I mean?
And the more conscious and present that you can be, the more you're going to see the entirety of everything. And of course, as you get older into your paternal years, you've climbed the mountain. You know what that feels like. You have that satisfaction. You're in a different place in your life where you want to you know, hold things, you know what I mean?
And the more conscious and present that you can be, the more you're going to see the entirety of everything. And of course, as you get older into your paternal years, you've climbed the mountain. You know what that feels like. You have that satisfaction. You're in a different place in your life where you want to you know, hold things, you know what I mean?
Help other people and share what you've learned. And it's deeply gratifying. I mean, I'm just coming to this because that, you know, I was pretty aggressive and, and
Help other people and share what you've learned. And it's deeply gratifying. I mean, I'm just coming to this because that, you know, I was pretty aggressive and, and
Help other people and share what you've learned. And it's deeply gratifying. I mean, I'm just coming to this because that, you know, I was pretty aggressive and, and
Well, I can only speak for myself, but I think a lot of us go through this time when we realize that what was motivating me was not what I thought.
Well, I can only speak for myself, but I think a lot of us go through this time when we realize that what was motivating me was not what I thought.
Well, I can only speak for myself, but I think a lot of us go through this time when we realize that what was motivating me was not what I thought.
I thought I wanted it for this reason, but in fact, it was something else. And for me, I realized at about 37 that almost everything that I was doing was to win the love of my father. And I didn't, you know, I learned that in a process, like, you know, I do this, you know, somatic therapy called core energetics. And, you know, you get deep, deep into your feelings.
I thought I wanted it for this reason, but in fact, it was something else. And for me, I realized at about 37 that almost everything that I was doing was to win the love of my father. And I didn't, you know, I learned that in a process, like, you know, I do this, you know, somatic therapy called core energetics. And, you know, you get deep, deep into your feelings.
I thought I wanted it for this reason, but in fact, it was something else. And for me, I realized at about 37 that almost everything that I was doing was to win the love of my father. And I didn't, you know, I learned that in a process, like, you know, I do this, you know, somatic therapy called core energetics. And, you know, you get deep, deep into your feelings.
And this was not something that I was aware of at all. But in this process, all of a sudden, this awareness came and these thoughts came that, you know, I played hockey and it was like, I said these words, like, I play hard for him. And then I thought, what else am I doing in my life? to win his love because my dad wasn't around.
And this was not something that I was aware of at all. But in this process, all of a sudden, this awareness came and these thoughts came that, you know, I played hockey and it was like, I said these words, like, I play hard for him. And then I thought, what else am I doing in my life? to win his love because my dad wasn't around.
And this was not something that I was aware of at all. But in this process, all of a sudden, this awareness came and these thoughts came that, you know, I played hockey and it was like, I said these words, like, I play hard for him. And then I thought, what else am I doing in my life? to win his love because my dad wasn't around.
And I thought, well, if I'm doing it for that reason, I'm not actually free. And what is it that I want to do? And that was a real crisis point in my life. I don't think we can avoid it. I think we all want to win the love of our father. We want to please the father. I think that's built in. So I don't necessarily think it's wrong. But once you've achieved, I did what I had to do.